Publications
Physician reports of medication use with explicit intention of hastening the end of life in the absence of explicit patient request in general practice in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background: Although the incidence of the use of life-ending drugs without explicit patient request has been
estimated in several studies, in-depth empirical research on this controversial practice is nonexistent. Based on face-toface interviews with the clinicians involved in cases where patients died following such a decision in general practice in Belgium, we investigated the clinical characteristics of the patients, the decision-making ...
estimated in several studies, in-depth empirical research on this controversial practice is nonexistent. Based on face-toface interviews with the clinicians involved in cases where patients died following such a decision in general practice in Belgium, we investigated the clinical characteristics of the patients, the decision-making ...
Physician reports of medication use with explicit intention of hastening the end of life in the absence of explicit patient request in general practice in Belgium. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND:
Although the incidence of the use of life-ending drugs without explicit patient request has been estimated in several studies, in-depth empirical research on this controversial practice is nonexistent. Based on face-to-face interviews with the clinicians involved in cases where patients died following such a decision in general practice in Belgium, we investigated the clinical characteristics of the patients, the ...
Although the incidence of the use of life-ending drugs without explicit patient request has been estimated in several studies, in-depth empirical research on this controversial practice is nonexistent. Based on face-to-face interviews with the clinicians involved in cases where patients died following such a decision in general practice in Belgium, we investigated the clinical characteristics of the patients, the ...
Physician reports of medication use with explicit intention of hastening the end of life in the absence of explicit patient request in general practice in Belgium Ghent University
Background: Although the incidence of the use of life-ending drugs without explicit patient request has been estimated in several studies, in-depth empirical research on this controversial practice is nonexistent. Based on face-to-face interviews with the clinicians involved in cases where patients died following such a decision in general practice in Belgium, we investigated the clinical characteristics of the patients, the decision-making ...
Dealing with requests for euthanasia: Interview study among general practitioners in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Context In many countries physicians are confronted with requests for euthanasia. Notwithstanding euthanasia is legally permitted in Belgium, it remains the subject of intense debate.
Objective To gather in-depth empirical data on how GPs deal with these requests in Belgium.
Methods Mortality follow-back study in 2005-2006 via the nationwide Sentinel Network of General Practitioners. Standardised face-to-face interviews were ...
Objective To gather in-depth empirical data on how GPs deal with these requests in Belgium.
Methods Mortality follow-back study in 2005-2006 via the nationwide Sentinel Network of General Practitioners. Standardised face-to-face interviews were ...
Determinants of the use of Nursing Homes KU Leuven
SUMMARY Nursing homes (NH) were designed as a measure to appropriately reduce hospital care use, following an exponential growth of the hospital sector in the golden sixties. Correspondingly, a reform of the existing homes for the valid elderly proved necessary following a steady increase in the population of very elderly residents. For these patients, often requiring skilled care, the NH was established as an intermediary solution between ...
Primary tumour standardised uptake value is prognostic in nonsmall cell lung cancer: a multivariate pooled analysis of individual data KU Leuven
(18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (PET) complements conventional imaging for diagnosing and staging lung cancer. Two literature-based meta-analyses suggest that maximum standardised uptake value (SUVmax) on PET has univariate prognostic value in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We analysed individual data pooled from 12 studies to assess the independent prognostic value of binary SUVmax for overall survival.After ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on autoimmune diagnostics in Europe: A lesson to be learned KU Leuven
INTRODUCTION: The first wave of COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted almost all areas of the health care services to some extent throughout the world. Although the negative impact of COVID-19 on patients with autoimmune diseases has also been recognized, available data in this regard are limited. In the current study of the European Autoimmunity Standardisation Initiative (EASI) we aimed to provide reliable data on the extent of the impact of ...
Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa University of Antwerp
Background The burden of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa among school-aged children aged 5-15 years is underappreciated and represents an important source of human-to-mosquito transmission of Plasmodium falciparum. Additional interventions are needed to control and eliminate malaria. We aimed to assess whether preventive treatment of malaria might be an effective means of reducing P falciparum infection and anaemia in school-aged ...
How is post-mortem microbiology appraised by pathologists? Results from a practice survey conducted by ESGFOR KU Leuven
Post-mortem microbiology (PMM) is an important tool in forensic pathology, assisting to determine the cause and manner of death. However, there is a lack of standardisation of PMM sampling. In order to get a better insight into the methods used, the available technical options and developmental needs, ESCMID Study Group for Forensic and Postmortem Microbiology (ESGFOR) members designed a survey aimed at pathologists regarding common practices of ...